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Broug-lit forward. ... ,10 



away I Walking" the Hounds to Trent Hollow, we 

 found an old dog- Fox immediately, oroini]^ away at a 

 killing pace close to Jiis brush, and after a sharp hurst, W 

 running' him to Earth near Nether Compton, b}' great 

 perseverance (of two hours and ten minutes,) bolting 

 him, and after a second burst running- into him in the 

 middle of afalloio, before he could reach the Earths 

 at Coombe Farm 



Friday, October 22nd. 



The Blackmoor Vale Hounds on this day met at 

 Stock House, and were shortly after walked down to 

 Rooksmoor, where we found a Fox of the yea,r imme- 

 diately ; — g'oing- away at the brush of our Fox across 

 the enclosures near Deadmoor, and over the corner of 

 Hazelbury Common for Wonston Hill, pointing- for 

 Shortwood, from whence the Pack fairly turned him, 

 running- into him in open view, and Ailling in a lively 

 burst of liocnty-jice minutes. The Hounds were then 

 walked back to Stock Wood, where two brace of Foxes 

 Were soon upon their legs, the ¥ack killinff arery large 

 young- dog in Cover 



Tuesday, October 26th. 



Met at Postlebury Wood, near Lord Cork's, which 

 Cover of "200 acres, and Bitcombe of 80 acres, we drew 

 without a touch ; — findinsT a sinpfle Fox at Batcorabe 

 Wood, at a quarter before three, running- him away to 

 Woolley Wood, pointing- for Cog-ley, from whence he 

 was headed, the Hounds pressing- him across the Weston 

 Vale nearly for Creech Hill, from whence the Pack 

 Cnearly in the saf}ie^cld, J tnvued him ag-ain for Bat- 

 combe Wood, where, from the neglig-ence of the Keeper 

 he went to Earth, the Hounds catching at him as he 

 went in, after one hour and a quarter very sharp running-, 



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